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I have an element in the HLT and the BK but only connect one at a time to the controller. I deliberately did this so that I had to plug in the right element into the box as a safety (dry fire) check. I run craftbeer Pi on a touchscreen and I can still use different logic control for each...

Appreciate the suggestions.... To clarify, this is an electric element in a boil keggle. 5500w, one of the non-scalding types. I think we must have just added it too quickly and some settled on the element. We shall see if time helps.....

Just tasted again. And tried blending..... I'm now of the belief that it is more of an acrid/bitter/burnt taste than simply smokey. I think the brown sugar on the element is the culprit. I don't think this one is salvageable. While only the second beer for me to throw away in many years of...

I too was very surprised at the level of smoke. It's the first time I've used the pre-smoked grains; I've made my own before by just putting some of the grain in my smoker and letting it absorb the smoke/meat aroma. This is definitely harsher and smells it too. Looking through the...

Where in South Texas? That's about 1/4 of the country....

Ouch. It seems that the recipe I followed for an Old Chub clone (Scottish ale) has resulted in a WAAAAAY too smokey beer. Pretty undrinkable. .8 lbs German smoked malt in a total grain bill of 31.6 lbs (2.5%). It is not very pleasant. The beer is an animal, pitching it over an established...

I have a traditional 3 tank (kegs) setup with a HERMS coil inside the HLT. I pump the mash through this for temp control. When doing a BIG beer or a sticky one, this sometimes results in some clogging. I know that the grind is a little small sometimes, but I like the efficiency of such. I...

Good golly o'Molly!!! The Nottingham took the 1.080 down to 1.008 in 10 days, most of it in the first 2! Sitting at about 90% attenuation. Now cold crashing and upon my return (I monitor via Tilt and Google Sheets on the web) I will be ready to keg. This wee heavy may just make you go wee...

Drank my NE IPA watching the masters. Hometown boy won.

Well, ingredients bought and Irish Stout is crashing. Collection jar is mounted on bottom. Countdown to Wednesday's brew day.

Need some quick advice... I currently have an Irish Stout in the fermenter (done, just need to cold crash). It is ~35 IBU, Nottingham yeast. This coming Wednesday were brewing up a big (1.080 OG) Scottish Wee Heavy. I'm thinking that since I need to build up a pretty big starter for our 10...

California. The people are reaping what they have sown. Taxes, regulations, inflation, corruption... you name it.

Do you brew? Do you want to learn from others that brew? Do you live North of I-10, West of I-45? If so, you should come check out the Trub Club. We meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Cypress Grape and Grain on 249. Low key, nothing cliquish. Just a bunch of people drinking...

They lost my business with the forever slipping ship date of the new conicals...... I went with a 14+ gal plastic conical and absolutely love it at a small fraction of the price.

No tape required. There is a little ring of rubber or soft plastic on the conical male tip that makes a nice seal against the female connection on the gas line. I never even use a wrench; just hand torque it tight.

Mine sits in a Craigslist upright freezer that has a controller on it. Not nearly as imaginative as building one, but a hell of a lot cheaper, better insulated and quicker.

Not the regulator. Don't want water in the gauges.

SOLVED. That was a PITA and not what one would expect. See the pictures. The brass distribution body split. I don't know why spraying soapy water on it didn't find it, but submerging it sure did. I guess the moral of the story is don't rule anything out.

Upright freezer with temp controller. I have a ~15 gallon plastic conical in a home built stand. 2" butterfly valve for dumping trub, side mounted racking port (need to make it rotatable.....). Temp probe. I pop the Tilt in there and use an old cell phone to relay it to the wifi and then off...

In my experience, if you let it go dry it is a good idea to clean it. Wet to wet, just let the first pint do its job!